14-year old Boy returns lost 3-year old to mother; Is arrested within minutes - Page 6

Seil · 06-18-2010, 11:00 PM

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Three year old kids are stupid

That's a statement my three year old niece and I take offense to. She's quite smart.

Aerozord · 06-18-2010, 11:05 PM

the fact you refer to her as "smart" implies that your average three year old is of lower intellect. so the statement is still valid

Aldurin · 06-19-2010, 12:09 AM

People can get arrested for helping children find their parents? This world is taking Congress's example of what comes from right and wrong. If you do a good thing you get grilled for a shitload of unforeseen or just plain stupid stuff. If you ignore the opportunity to do a good thing then you get less attention which means less criminal charges for stupid stuff.

Donomni · 06-19-2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Seil

That's a statement my three year old niece and I take offense to. She's quite smart.[/color]

Well, my baby sister is two and a half years old and is smart enough to have actual conversations with people, but she's an exception.

Most kids are kinda... not-smart. Unfortunately, childhood is supposed to be an age of exploration and learning, but most people think along the lines of "Keep them as safe as possible beyond reason and subconsciously groom them to vote for <Parent's political party here>" instead of letting the kids be kids.

Because, as we all know, children as individuals is VEDDY VEDDY BAD.

Krylo · 06-19-2010, 02:33 AM

Kids aren't stupid. They're inexperienced and naive.

If we were to quantify intelligence as the ability to absorb, retain, and utilize information, as opposed to just the amount of information already retained, you know, like it should be, then children are quantifiably smarter than any person here.

Geminex · 06-19-2010, 02:46 AM

Though I think with already-retained information (i.e. experience), it becomes a lot easier to absorb, retain, utilize additional information.

Krylo · 06-19-2010, 03:35 AM

Utilize, yes. Absorb and retain, no.

A child's brain is wired in order to absorb and retain information far better than yours or mine. It's why children can learn languages much faster than adults can, and by merely being exposed to them, for instance.

Obviously when you get into advanced fields you need to have information to build on in order to truly understand a subject, and understanding aids in retention, however a child would still absorb said information faster so long as they were given the prior information as well.

However, there's only so much you can teach someone, no matter how adept they are at absorbing, in a limited time--and logic is useless without valid and complete precedents. Thus children make 'foolish' mistakes from time to time due to naivete. That doesn't make them stupid.

bluestarultor · 06-19-2010, 12:14 PM

Man, try talking to a kid with Asperger's. My cousin has it. The kid was like three years old and you could talk with him about politics and God.

Seil · 06-19-2010, 12:19 PM

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the fact you refer to her as "smart" implies that your average three year old is of lower intellect. so the statement is still valid

"The" and "So." Capital letters at the beginning of every sentence, man.

"You're," "your" and "you are." Learn the difference atwixt these.

An' I'm not entirely sure, but you've got a run-on sentence in there - I think.

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Well, my baby sister is two and a half years old and is smart enough to have actual conversations with people, but she's an exception.

Yeah, Quinn is like that. She picks up on things quick, and talks with a rather large vocabulary for someone who's not yet in grade one.

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Kids aren't stupid. They're inexperienced and naive.

I think this too, yeah and I'm too lazy to quote Don here about experience and learning but I kinda agree with that, too. Children are inexperienced, yes - but that's because they've been here for three years. I've been here for twenty or so and have been in school for a bit. I consider Quinn smart because as a previous camp counselor, I've seen a few kids of... average intelligence. I dun wanna use "average intelligence" because it implies that (a) they have accurate means of gauging IQ now, (b) there is a standard of intelligence for three-year olds.

Kim · 06-19-2010, 01:42 PM

Kids are ignorant. Everyone is really. Kids just moreso because they haven't had the opportunity to learn more yet. So while saying "Kids are stupid" is technically incorrect, his reason for saying it is still valid.

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Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	the fact you refer to her as "smart" implies that your average three year old is of lower intellect. so the statement is still valid __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

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Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Kids aren't stupid. They're inexperienced and naive. If we were to quantify intelligence as the ability to absorb, retain, and utilize information, as opposed to just the amount of information already retained, you know, like it should be, then children are quantifiably smarter than any person here. __________________ I am very tired.

06-19-2010, 03:35 AM	#57
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Utilize, yes. Absorb and retain, no. A child's brain is wired in order to absorb and retain information far better than yours or mine. It's why children can learn languages much faster than adults can, and by merely being exposed to them, for instance. Obviously when you get into advanced fields you need to have information to build on in order to truly understand a subject, and understanding aids in retention, however a child would still absorb said information faster so long as they were given the prior information as well. However, there's only so much you can teach someone, no matter how adept they are at absorbing, in a limited time--and logic is useless without valid and complete precedents. Thus children make 'foolish' mistakes from time to time due to naivete. That doesn't make them stupid. __________________ I am very tired. Last edited by Krylo; 06-19-2010 at 03:38 AM.

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Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Kids are ignorant. Everyone is really. Kids just moreso because they haven't had the opportunity to learn more yet. So while saying "Kids are stupid" is technically incorrect, his reason for saying it is still valid. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

06-19-2010, 12:09 AM	#53
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	People can get arrested for helping children find their parents? This world is taking Congress's example of what comes from right and wrong. If you do a good thing you get grilled for a shitload of unforeseen or just plain stupid stuff. If you ignore the opportunity to do a good thing then you get less attention which means less criminal charges for stupid stuff.

06-19-2010, 02:46 AM	#56
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Though I think with already-retained information (i.e. experience), it becomes a lot easier to absorb, retain, utilize additional information.